Rein-holder.



PATENTED JAN. 27, 1903.

8. S. CORNELIUS.

REIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1901.

N0 MODEL.

llNTTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL S. CORNELIUS, OF ROGERS ARKANSAS.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,306, dated January 27, 1903.

Application filed November 1, 1901. Serial No. 80,767- (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. CORNELIUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rogers, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Rein-Holder, of which the following is a specifioation.

This invention relates to rein-holders, and more particularly to that class adapted to be applied to the harness immediately above the crupper to prevent the reins from slipping under the tail of the animal.

The object of the invention is to present a neat, durable, easily-applied, and thoroughly efficient attachment for the purpose stated which when secured to the crupper will not result in discomfort to the animal and which will in a positive and simple manner prevent the reins from being caught under the animals tail. Devices of this character are well known; but an objection to the employment of those heretofore constructedis that they have been somewhat complicated in construction and frequently require a change in the structural arrangement of the crupper-strap.

WVith the device of the present invention no change is required in the construction of the crupper-strap, and the device When once positioned in use will effectively be held against becoming detached or shifting from its adjusted position.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a rein-holder, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, there are illustrated two forms of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into elfect, it being understood that the elements herein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from the scope of the invention, and in the drawings- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the rear portion of a horse, exhibiting the preferred form of rein-holder associated with'the crupper thereof. Fig. 2 is a detached detail view in perspective of the form of holder shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the form of rein-holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4c is a perspective view of a modified form of rein-holder.

Referring to the drawings and to Figs. 1, 2, and 8 thereof, 1 designates the pad, with which are associated the terrets 2 and the fastoning-straps 3. The pad 1 is by preference made of two plies of harness-leather suitably held assembled by rows of stitches 4, in this instance two rows being shown, the space between the two rows, along the sides of the pad, forming a housing for the terminals of the vertical terret members 5. The terrets are shown as constructed oftwo pieces of wire twisted upon each other in rope-like manner and bent to form the terret-rings 6, a connecting-brace 7, the vertical members 5, and the terminals 8. At the points where the vertical members and the ends of the brace intersect the wires are provided with loops 9, through which the vertical members are passed, thereby at once presenting the rings 6 and affording a simple and thoroughly effective means of holding the members assembled at the rings against displacement. The terminals 8 are bent at right angles to the length of the vertical members, being first passed through openings 10 in the upper fly of the pad and held associated with the pad by engaging the housings 11, formed between the two rows of stitches 4, above referred to. While this manner of assembling the terminals of the terrets with the pad is exceedingly simple, it will be found thoroughly effective in use and will prevent in a positive manner any separation of the terret from the pad so long as the rows of stitches hold.

The pad is herein exhibited as approximately rectangular or trapezoidal in shape; but it is to be understood that it may be of other contours and still be within the scope of the invention.

The pad is provided adjacent to its sides the straps and through the pad, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Each strap-carries a keeper 14, through which the eyeleted end of the strap is passed before being brought into en- 5 gagement with the buckle, thereby to cause the straps to lie flush with the top of the pad, and thus cause the device to present a neat and finished appearance.

The slots 12 are located a sufficient distance IO to one side of the edges of the pad to leave space for the crupper-straps 15 to lie against the pad,but not project beyond the said edges, and the straps are held associated with the pad by loops 16, formed by turning the fas- 15 toning-straps 3 around the sides of the pad,

as shown in Fig. 3, by which arrangement when the attaching-straps are drawn taut the rein-holder will be held in proper position upon the crupper-straps and be prevented from having endwise movement thereon.

This manner of holding the crupper-straps assembled with the pad presents points of advantage over the ordinary method employed for the purpose, wherein the pad is provided With metallic eyes for the reception of the crupper-strap, this not only tending to render the pad rigid in character, and therefore uncomfortable to the animal, but also adds expense to the structure without any added utility. So far as the pad and the fastening-straps are concerned these may be made and supplied by any harnessmaker, whereas with the employment of metallic eyes, these required to be specially constructed and to be applied in a particular manner, and being supplemental to the pad,

w and'thuS render the structure useless.

app liable to become disengaged therefrom, y providing the pad with the slots referred to 40 the fasteningstraps are positively held as sembled with the pad, and there will be no possible danger of the device ever becoming inoperative by reason of breaking or separating of the parts thereof.

In the form of rein-holder shown in Fig. 4 the same general underlying principle as that described in connection with Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is present, the only difference being in the manner of constructing the terret and of as sociating the fastening-straps with the crupwhich are bent to present two of the termior brazed thereto.

nals, while the other terminals are produced from two supplemental pieces of wire 17, suitably held assembled with the vertical members of the terret proper, as by being soldered Instead of passing the fastening-straps around the sides of the pad to present four loops 16., as shown in Fig. 3, each strap is passed down through one of the slots 12 and then up through the other slot the crupper-straps are securely held in position against the under side of the pad by the fastening-straps.

In the form of pad shown in Fig. 4: only a single ply of leather is employed, the housings for the terminals of the terrets being formed by turning under each side of the pad around the terminals and securing them within the housings by rows of stitches 19; but it is to be understood that if preferred the form of pad shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 may be employed in connection with the form of terret and fastening-straps shown in Fig. 4: and still be within the scope of the invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the rein-holder of this invention is of exceedingly simple construction and that its parts are so constructed and assembled as to be thoroughly effective for the purposes designed and to present the greatest possible resistance to damage or breakage. It will be further observed that the device of this invention dispenses, so far as possible, with the employment of machine-made metallic elements, so that by their elimination the cost of production of the device is reduced to a minimum.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A rein-holder comprising apad supporting terrets, the pad being provided, adjacent to its sides and near each end, with slots or openings, and crupper-engaging straps passed through the slots or openings and permanently associated with the pad.

2. A rein-holder comprising a pad supporting terrets, the pad being provided adjacent to its sides and near each end with slots, and fastening-straps, constituting a permanent part of the holder, passed through the slots and having their free ends turned over the sides of the pads, thereby to form loops to engage the crupper-straps.

3. In a rein-holder, a pad provided with housings extending parallel with its sides, in combination with terrets having their terminals bent at an angle to their length and secured in the housings, and crupper-engaging means carried by the pad.

4:. A rein-holder comprising a pad having housings disposed parallel with its sides, in combination with terrets having vertical members provided with terminals bent at In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 10 the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL S. CORNELIUS.

Witnesses:

right angles to the length of the said members and secured within the housings, and crupper-engaging means carried by the pad.

5. A rein-holder comprising a pad, erup- 5 per-engaging straps permanently associated therewith, and aterretconstructed of twisted wire, the terminals of which are secured with- B. DAUGHERTY, in the pad. S. F. CORNELIUS. 

